VYPR
High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2016· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-6698

CVE-2012-6698

Description

The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted response.

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